by Melanie | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
I owe you an apology. There were supposed to be so many messages in the last few weeks. I was supposed to be back to a normal writing schedule, back to how things were before. Silly me. There’s no such thing as going back, only going forward. Trouble is, so much...
by Melanie | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
The hardest questions I get sound something like this: What herbs are good for __{insert health condition}___? Herbalists hate this question because we can’t answer it. (Herbs don’t work this way. If I want a formula to work, I have to find the...
by Melanie | Mar 29, 2016 | Healing Journey, Uncategorized
When you think of “balance,” what comes up for you? The images that pop into my mind at first are an embarrassing collection of generic stock photos. I see a woman in a white dress walking on the beach, a set of manicured hands typing on a keyboard...
by Melanie | Sep 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Seeking healing, whether for physical, emotional, or spiritual wounds, is always connected to seeking freedom. I heard Ram Dass echo this in a talk that he gave at a yoga conference many years ago. He urged the audience of eager Western yogis not to mistake yogic...
by Melanie | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Health can be seen as a river of integration that flows between the two opposing forces of Chaos and Rigidity. (For more on this idea, please see Dr. Dan Siegel ‘s book, Mindsight.) Too much chaos gets us into trouble, but too much rigidity is equally risky. The...
by Melanie | Aug 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
How do you make sense of the conflicting information about health in the news? And what do you do when the news feels overwhelming, full of despair, or touches on personal fears & struggles you’re having? In this episode I’ll talk about how to avoid...
